Our friends at Osprey Publishing have sent us a copy of “Sniper Rifles” from their new Weapon series. This book details the development of ammunition, different weapons types including single shot, magazine loading and semi-automatic, as well as the introduction and use of optical sights. Martin Pegler, a leading expert on...
Ever feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Well, if you’re a Grunt these days then you really know that feeling. Having been a Grunt myself many moons ago, I look at all the gear that troops have to schlepp around today and I shudder. The...
I have to start by saying that this book holds the dubious distinction of being the first book from Osprey that I’ve found quite disappointing. And that’s a shame for 2 reasons: firstly because Osprey’s “Elite” series is usually very interesting and well-researched, and secondly because these books are usually...
Anyone who read our previous entry on this subject will have noticed that there was some confusion – on my part – about whether the official Type II and Type III camouflage schemes were oriented differently from the AOR1 and AOR2 prototypes. Namely, that, instead of retaining the horizontal pattern...
Putting a stock on a Glock pistol, or replacing the pistol’s slide with a new stock-and-upper-frame seems to be something of a full-blown trend. We’ve previously covered the FAB Defense Tactical Glock Stock and the KPOS Pistol-Rifle Platform also from FAB Defense. Then of course there is also the more unique approach...
German company H.E.R.A. (“High-grade European Research for small Arms”, aka HERA-ARMS) produces a range of weapon accessories and conversion kits. (Their website is available in both English and German)Whilst perhaps best known for their Glock Carbine Conversion kit, or even their Buttstock/Grip Conversion kit for the HK SL-8, their “Colt Pistol...
Posted on 07/08/2010 by Strike-Hold Over the years I’ve bought a LOT of gear – either for airsoft loadouts that I never completed, or just stuff that I wanted to try out. And even some stuff that I’ve tested and written about here on Strike-Hold!Well, its got to the point...
I’ve seen a few after-market bullpup stocks come and go over the years, and most of the ones I’ve seen for AK-type weapons have been pretty fugly.So, when I saw this one on The Firearm Blog yesterday I was well impressed. In fact, I found it hard to believe its...
Posted on August 6, 2010 by Strike-Hold UK-headquartered Hyde Definition Ltd. have revamped and relaunched their website – and also announce the appointment of a Marketing Director (someone you all may have heard of *wink*).Check out their News page here. This entry was posted in Camouflage. Bookmark the permalink. ←...
You might remember that back in January Soldier Systems Daily ran a story outlining the US Navy’s further plans with regards to the issuing of camouflage uniforms to its personnel.Just to re-cap, this outlined the Navy’s set-up as follows; Navy Working Uniform Type I – the standard Navy utility uniform...
